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Seaborn trade from Asia to the US has plummeted, with a vast number of freight shipments cancelled and China's once-bustling ports now at a standstill because of the tariff war launched early this month
The intensifying trade war – and a remark by one of President Trump's top advisers – has put the spotlight back on possible forced delisting of Chinese companies from US stock exchanges
Japan and South Korea have tried to separate the defence costs issue, but Trump appears determined to extract an economic payoff, critics say
Chinese sellers of items ranging from lunch boxes to appliances have taken to social media platform Rednote to generate sympathy purchases
US officials have told their European counterparts they will cut tariffs if countries reduce their dealings with China, while Beijing has urged Trump to 'stop whining'
Top chip designer takes a $5.5 billion hit from US security clampdown, curbing sales of its H20 AI chip to cloud giants in China
Beijing is aiming to diversify ties amid an escalating trade war with the US, making a significant shift in its approach so far to international ties
Japan's second-biggest automaker by sales plans to increase US vehicle production by as much as 30% over two to three years, a new report says
Popular drugs used to fight cancer and diabetes could become more expensive because of tariffs imposed by President Trump. Pharma giants want levies to be phased in
China produces some 90% of the world's rare earths and is the dominant supplier of the vital elements to users around the world
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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